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From: Andy on 24 Oct 2006 12:46
ISTR there is a way to change the line length in XP's "DOS box" (or
more correctly the line command interface in XP got from running "CMD".

How do I change the line length and/or get lines to wrap.
From: Ayush on 24 Oct 2006 12:55
Open CMD, right click its button in taskbar or right click its title bar > Choose
Properties > Reduce the Screen Buffer Size width.

Screen Buffer size should be equal or similar to Window Size : Width (Available at
the layout tab there )

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"Andy" <nomail(a)nomail.com> wrote in message news:Xns9866B4D8D1B9674C1H4(a)127.0.0.1...
: ISTR there is a way to change the line length in XP's "DOS box" (or
: more correctly the line command interface in XP got from running "CMD".
:
: How do I change the line length and/or get lines to wrap.


From: Andy on 24 Oct 2006 13:53
Is there a way to do this with a line command which I can insert into a
batch file?


On 24 Oct 2006, Ayush <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Open CMD, right click its button in taskbar or right click its
> title bar > Choose Properties > Reduce the Screen Buffer Size
> width.
>
> Screen Buffer size should be equal or similar to Window Size :
> Width (Available at the layout tab there )


> "Andy" <nomail(a)nomail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> ISTR there is a way to change the line length in XP's "DOS box"
>> (or more correctly the line command interface in XP got from
>> running "CMD".
>>
>> How do I change the line length and/or get lines to wrap.
From: Pegasus (MVP) on 24 Oct 2006 18:41

"Andy" <nomail(a)nomail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9866B4D8D1B9674C1H4(a)127.0.0.1...
> ISTR there is a way to change the line length in XP's "DOS box" (or
> more correctly the line command interface in XP got from running "CMD".
>
> How do I change the line length and/or get lines to wrap.

mode con lines=50 cols=100


From: Andy on 25 Oct 2006 07:28
> "Andy" <nomail(a)nomail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> ISTR there is a way to change the line length in XP's "DOS box"
>> (or more correctly the line command interface in XP got from
>> running "CMD".
>>
>> How do I change the line length and/or get lines to wrap?
>>


On 24 Oct 2006, Pegasus (MVP) <I.can(a)fly.com> wrote:
>
> mode con lines=50 cols=100
>



That works well when I key it to an open command line box but it fails
when I use it in a batch command.
MODE CON LINES=50 COLS=100

Here is the full batch file text (which has no line breaks in the
version I am testing):

--------------------- START TEST COMMAND -------------------------

cmd /k;mode con lines=50 cols=100 ; C:\Contig.exe -A
"D:\user data\@My Docs - XP\@My Opera downloads\*.*"

where:

(1) cmd /k;
= OPEN LINE COMMAND BOX AND KEEP OPEN

(2) mode con lines=50 cols=100 ;
= COMMAND FROM PREVIOUS POSTING

(3) C:\Contig.exe
= COMMAND FROM "SYSTEM INTERNALS" UTILITY
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Contig.html

(4) -A
= PARAMETER FOR CONTIG.EXE

(5) "D:\user data\@My Docs - XP\@My Opera downloads\*.*"
= TARGET FILES
--------------------- END TEST COMMAND -------------------------

When i run that batch file I get the following message as if there is a
problem with the separators and special characters I am using in my long
file name:

----------------------- START MESSAGE ----------------------
C:\>cmd /k;mode con lines=50 cols=100 ; C:\Contig.exe -A
"D: \user data\@My Downloads\*.*"
Invalid parameter - ;
----------------------- END MESSAGE ------------------------

When I remove some spaces in the batch file commands I then get other
errors. I keep getting different errors.

Can anyone get this to work? (It works well if |I do not use the MODE
CON command!)

Thank you.
Andy
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